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Inspiration for the Spirit

A lovely place to wander for poetry and inspiration to soothe the soul

Selected Poems

rose in the rain

"For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain." —John Cheever

32 poems

A Shropshire Lad, II

Autumn

man in park

Be Mindful of the Moment

unhappy girl

Causatum

Combing

Deliberate

Drowned in a Raindrop

Flowers Talk

Friendship

Heart’s Path

be happy

Help Yourself to Happiness

fractured woman

How We Didn’t Tell Her

I Stopped Going to Therapy

May we raise children who love the unloved

Medicine Wheel

Men as Trees, Walking

walking in the rain

October Morning Rain

Peace of Mind

Poem for My Father

Say No

Spring Garden

Spring-Time

Storm

Stray Cat

The Girl I Used to Be

The Man Who Thinks He Can

The Peace of Wild Things

glasses

The Poet

The Word

There Is No Word

When I Smile Again

When You Are Old

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A Shropshire Lad, II

by A. E. Housman

Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough, And stands about the woodland ride Wearing white for Eastertide. Now, of my threescore years and ten, Twenty will not come ... Read more

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